Rolling seat.



E. H. METCALF! ROLLING SEAT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1915.

1,150,052. Patented Aug. 17,1915.

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ELH. METCALF.

ROLUNG SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1915.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

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Be it known that I, ELOISE H. METCALF, a

citizen of'the United. States, residing at,

Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Rolling Seats, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to rolling seats, and more particularly to seats adapted for use by scrubwomen, painters, and others, for operating upon floors, and for cleaning,- renovating and otheripurposes that would require stooping or bending over.

An object of the invention is to provide a seat upon which one may sit or kneel and propel oneself over a floor with one hand or both hands, while at work.

Another'object of the invention is to provide means for carrying the implements necessary for the work to be done.

The invention consists of a perambulatory seat or stool and carryall for use of scrubbers and painters in treating floors and other surfaces requiring a stoo-ping, kneeling or sitting posture, same comprisinga platformprovided with wheelsor roll ers, upon which the operator may sit or kneel and move from place to place, and having a detachable shelf for carrying the desired working implements, such as a pail of water, soap, brush and cloths when the device is used for scrubbing, this shelf being also provided with wheels or rollers and capable of being detached from the plat- 7 form and operated separately, as desired.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure '1 is a top plan view of the seat with shelf attached. Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a side and front elevation of the device as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a partial bottom view of the shelf showing one of the supporting brackets. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of a pair of spring clips for attaching the shelf to the plat form. Fig. 6 is a view showing one method of using the device wherein the shelf is de-. tached and inverted and operated separately from the platform. Fig. 7 is a view showing a method of operating the device with the shelf in position on the platform.

1 is the platform, of peculiar shield shape, having a rear portion 2 upon which the operator may sit and lateral extensions. 3 at Specification of Letters Z Patent.

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its forward end upon. which the operators feet may rest. The platform has suitable Wheels, rollers or casters 4 upon which it rests when upon the floor, and a hand-hold 5 by which it may be carried.

A shelf 6, having a rim 7 which projects above and below it, is supported upon the platform 1 by means of brackets 8 so formed as to removably engage spring clips 9 or other suitable attaching means on the platform 1, with which the brackets may be readily and firmly engaged in any manner that will permit of their equally ready eparation. These brackets are bulged outwardly so as to provide ample space for theoperators limbs when sitting tailorfashion onthe platform. This shelf is also provided with wheels, rollers orcasters 10 upon which it may rest on the floor when inverted.

The device, as shown in Fig. 6, may be operated by detaching. the shelf and inverting the latter so thatit may be moved from.

place to. place'on the floor, and upon this shelf are put the pail, brush, soap, -etc.,- or other working implements, and it may be pushed along the floor ahead of'the seat 1.

or other cloths may be hung on the brackets 8. The device may be also, and preferably is, used as shown in Fig. 7 in which case the ends of the brackets 8 are snapped into the clips 9 and the shelf thereby supported upon and above the seat. sufiiciently high to accommodate the knees ofthe operator. The peculiar formation of the shelf resembling a. leg-of-mutton or pear section, gives it a large surface .area and still makes it of such a shape as to admit the users person behind it and not interfere with the movements of the user.

The rim 7 of the shelf 6 prevents the implements carried upon it from falling off and also where liquids'are used, prevents them from slopping over.

As shown, the operator sits cross-legged or tailor-fashion on the seat,'with her feet on the extensions 3, but it is obvious that she the operator would have to stoop or bend Various other changes in construction and arrangement of parts are within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A rolling seat, comprising a platform having rollers, a shelf having rollers, brackets fixed to said shelf and means on the platform adapted to be engaged by the brackets, Wherebysaid shelf maybe supported above said platform. p 2. A rolling seat, comprising a platform, lateral extensions at the'forward end thereof, a shelf, brackets on said shelf and clips on said platform adapted to be engaged by said brackets, whereby said shelf may be supported upon said platform.

3 A- rollingseat, comprising a platform, rollers on the under side thereof, clips on its upper side, an invertible shelf having an upstanding rim, rollers on the upper side of said shelf, and brackets on its under side, said brackets being adapted to engage said clips to detachably support said shelfabove said platform.

4. A rolling seat, comprising a wheeled platform, a i v posed between said shelf and platform for detachably supporting the former upon the Copies of this patent may be obtained for wheeled shelf, and meansinterleg of-mutton or section of a pear, to admit the users person without interference, and brackets connected with said shelf to connect itwith. and support it upon and above the level of said platform.

6. A rolling seat, comprising a platform, 7 a shelf, and outwardly bulged brackets for supporting said shelf upon said platform and accommodating the-limbs of the user.

7 A rolling seat, comprising a platform,

a shelf, rollers on said platform and on Said shelf, spring clips on said. platform and brackets on said shelf adapted to be engaged by said clips for supporting said shelf over and above said platform.

8. A rolling seat, comprising a platform, and an invertible spearately operable shelf for carrying working implements, having brackets adapted to engage the platform to support the shelf upon said platform, said brackets adapted for use as racks when said shelf is inverted.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of February A. D. 1915.

"ELOISE H. METOALF;

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